President Muhammadu Buhari swore in the members of his cabinet for his second term in office today and assigned portfolios to the new ministers.
The full list is below:
- Dr. Ikechukwu Ogah (Abia State) – Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development
- Mohammed Musa Bello (Adamawa State) – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory
- Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom State) – Minister of Niger Delta
- Chris Ngige (Anambra State) – Minister of Labour and Employment
- Sharon Ikeazor (Anambra State) – Minister of State Environment
- Adamu Adamu (Bauchi State) Minister of Education
- Ambassador Maryam Katagun (Bauchi State) – Minister of State, Industry, Trade and Investment
- Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa State) Minister of State, Petroleum under the Presidency
- George Akume (Benue State) – Minister of Special Duties
- Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Borno State) – Minister of State, Agric and Rural Development
- Goddy Jedy Agba (Cross River State) – Minister of State, Power
- 12. Festus Keyamo (Delta State) – Minister of State, Niger Delta
- Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi State) – Minister of Science and Technology
- Osagie Ehanire (Edo State) – Minister of Health
- Clement Ike (Edo State) – Minister of Budget and National Planning
- Richard Adeniyi Adebayo (Ekiti State) – Industry, Trade and Investment
- Geoffrey Onyeama (Enugu State) – Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Ali Isa Pantami (Gombe State) – Minister of Communications
- Emeka Nwajiuba (Imo State) – Minister of State, Education
- Suleiman Adamu (Jigawa State) – Minister of Water Resources
- Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna State) – Minister of Finance
- Muhammad Mahmood (Kaduna State) – Minister of Environment
- Sabo Nanono (Kano State) – Minister of Agriculture and rural Development
- Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi (Kano State) – Minister of Defence
- Hadi Sirika (Katsina State) – Minister of Aviation
- Abubakar Malami (Kebbi State) – Minister of Justice and Attorney General
- Ramatu Tijjani (Kogi State) – Minister of State, FCT
- Lai Mohammed (Kwara State) – Minister of Information and Culture
- Gbemisola Saraki (Kwara State) – Minister of State, Transportation
- Babatunde Fashola (Lagos State) – Minister of Works and Housing
- Adeleke Mamora (Lagos State) – Minister of State, Health
- Mohammed H. Abdullahi (Nasarawa State) Minister of State, Science and Technology
- Zubair Dada (Niger State)- Minister of State, Foreign Affairs
- Olamilekan Adegbite (Ogun State) – Minister of Mines and Steel development
- Tayo Alasoadura (Ondo State) – Minister of State, Labour
- Rauf Aregbesola (Osun State) – Minister of Interior
- Sunday Dare (Oyo State) – Minister of Youths and Sports
38. Paulen Talen (Plateau State) – Minister of Women Affairs
- Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers State) – Minister of Transportation
- Maigarai Dingyadi (Sokoto State) Minister of Police Affairs
- Sale Mamman (Taraba State) Minister of Power
- Abubakar D. Aliyu (Yobe State) Minister of State, Works and Housing
- Sadiya Umar Faruk (Zamfara State), Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development
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